Recipes

Italian Christmas Cookies

Cookies · 8 ingredients

4.34 ratings
Italian Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cup flour
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar
  • 6 tsp. water

Directions

  1. Sift dry ingredients.
  2. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs; add vanilla and dry ingredients.
  3. Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands. Pinch off dough, roll in your hands to form a log and then twirl into shape.
  4. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
  5. Icing: stir until creamy (2 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar, 2 tsp. vanilla, 6 tsp. water).
  6. Dip cookies into icing and sprinkle with trim. Place on wire rack with wax paper on counter to collect the dripping icing and sprinkles.